The e-Government adoption in Higher Education in Portugal: The case of ISCSP at Lisbon University

Abstract

This paper studied the adoption of information technologies in the higher education area in Portugal, analysing the case of a centenary institution (Instituto Superior de Ciências Sociais e Políticas-Universidade de Lisboa) and trying to understand how its leadership managed and organized the ICT capabilities to deliver value to students, teachers and all other stakeholders. Innovative ICT capabilities were introduced within a planned, motivated and controlled environment where leadership styles and management practices always focused on business success. We applied a program transformation model based in good practices of policy research innovation and diffusion models complemented with program management approaches. Through the analysis of the official documentation and data supplied by the administrative services we were able to confirm the existence of a progressive digital transformation of this institution.